Family Law/Estate Planning

Where a District Court judge denied the plaintiff’s request for an extension of a domestic abuse prevention order, the judge committed no abuse of discretion in light of the plaintiff’s lack of credibility. “The issue before the judge was whether ...

Where a divorce judgment required the parties to engage in and pay for mediation before either party could file any subsequent action in the Probate & Family Court, the mediation requirement is unconstitutional. “Michael [Charles Ventrice] challenges the provision in ...

Where a Probate & Family Court judge determined, as a matter of summary judgment, that certain incentive stock options were to be considered “bonus” income under the terms of a separation agreement, that ruling must be reversed because the issue ...

Where a divorced mother filed a motion for modification that would allow her to move to California with her children, a Probate & Family Court judge did not err in dismissing the petition on the ground that the proposed move ...

Where a wife has sued for divorce, a prior divorce judgment obtained in Egypt by the husband should not be given effect, as the procedural and substantive divorce laws in Egypt are not reasonably comparable to the laws of the ...

Where two parents have appealed from a decree terminating their parental rights to their three children, the father’s case must be remanded because if the decision was based on unproven sexual assault allegations, the judge must clarify whether he finds ...

The notion of making provisions for your Facebook page upon your death may seem odd at first. But estate planners say such dispositions are simply part and parcel of the increasingly important task of ensuring the secure and efficient management ...

Where a husband filed a complaint for modification before the Alimony Reform Act of 2011 was enacted, a Probate & Family Court judge erred in retroactively applying the provisions of the Act to terminate his alimony obligation. Accordingly, the modification ...

Where a Juvenile Court judge found four children in need of care and protection, found the mother of all four children and the father of the three youngest children unfit,granted permanent custody to the Department of Children and Families and ...

Too often, family lawyers and business litigators consider forensic accountants an unaffordable luxury when it comes to advancing their cases. The misperception is penny-wise and pound-foolish. Whether tracing funds, uncovering hidden assets or educating the parties on damages, hiring well-trained ...